Allowing Darius to become one of the Evans Consortium's board members was something the other board members had agreed upon after a lengthy discussion. However, none of them would've expected that the thought hadn't even occurred to him. Now, however, thanks to their reminder, he seemed ready to become a board member.

Everyone's eyes widened, looking mad at themselves for making such a mistake. What happened next was what they'd expected.

Darius smiled and said, "Since you're ready for me to join the board, it'd be rude to keep objecting. After all, I'm younger than all the existing board members … though my ability is what matters, not my age."

No one said anything in response to that. He tucked his hands in his pockets and raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong? Aren't you guys coming into the elevator? I hate it when people are late for meetings."

His voice was light and cheery; no one could say there was anything wrong with it. Darius crossed his arms and continued, "Anyway, I've held